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Graham Pushing Past The Rookie Wall
If Brandon Graham were still college, his season would be heading towards its close right now. Now that he's in the NFL, he's not even half-way through the grueling regular season. So is Graham heading towards the proverbial "rookie wall?" Actually, he's not heading towards it; he's already gone through it.
"Let me tell you, I hit that rookie wall about five weeks ago," Graham said, "but that bye week took it up off me. Now I'm ready. Nine more weeks, let's go."
A lot of what Graham considers hitting that rookie wall had to do with an injured ankle that he suffered in Week 3 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"It was hurting, the outside a little bit. It's still sore, but today I felt like myself again," he said. "I just didn't want to make that an excuse; I just wanted to push through it. And then once it got better, it got better. I know for sure it's better now."
Graham, the 13th overall pick in last April's draft, entered the season as the starting left defensive end. He ceded the job to Juqua Parker in Week 5, when defensive coordinator Sean McDermott wanted to increase the emphasis on stopping the run. But the Eagles rotate their defensive linemen as much as any team in the league, so Graham is still a key to the success of the defense.
"Just be in the quarterback's face," Graham said of his role, "that's what I'm trying to do. Just go out there and go 100 percent, which I know I can. I'm happy to be back."
Graham has two sacks on the season at a position where rookies rarely make an immediate impact - Graham is tied for the lead in sacks among rookie defensive ends. But with Peyton Manning across the line of scrimmage this Sunday and a lineup of quarterbacks in the second half of the season like Eli Manning, Matt Schaub and Donovan McNabb, Graham can't afford to play like a rookie.
"Right now, I just say that I have nine games to prove myself," Graham said. "That's what I'm going to do."
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Eagles elevate Anthony Harris for Sunday's NFC Championship Game
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Rudy Haslbeck, Birkenstock's director of product & design to date, has left the company on short notice during the week before last, pursuing new challenges.
As it arose from enterprise-related insiders, the decision to go separate ways was initiated by Birkenstock. The German cork-sole quality footwear brand has experienced great trend-fueled popularity during the recent years. However, as an insider highlighted, Birkenstock is all about the product and its quality, not about pursuing trends. It was important to further develop the product, but the corridor to do so was much smaller than at more fashion-driven footwear companies. Therefore, whoever was working as a designer for Birkenstock had to keep a low profile.
It remains unsure if and when Haslbeck's position will be filled anew.
Two months ago, Yvonne Piu was hired to lead the Birkenstock Group's marketing and product department. She will be responsible for the further development of the product, especially in a strategical sense, for instance by unlocking new price segments for the brand, both in the upper and lower direction.
"Fashionable makeovers keep our brand young and fresh, but our growth is mainly driven by long-term strategical measures", said Jochen Gutzy, head of communications.
Rudy Haslbeck joined the Birkenstock brand in May 2013 and previously held brand managing positions at Gabor Footwear, Arcandor Group, Clarks and Adidas.


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Posted by News Caster on December 17, 2022,
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, but it was gathered that it started at about 1.02 am on Saturday.
According to a report by The PUNCH, some shops at the Ose Main Market, Onitsha, Anambra State, have been engulfed by fire.
The shops are located at 4, Ajasa Street, where they sell drums of chemicals.
Confirming the incident in a statement, the Anambra State fire chief, Martin Agbili, said firefighters who were immediately deployed to the scene, after a distress call, battled the fire all through the night.
He said, "At about 1:02 am on Saturday, the Anambra State Fire Service, received a distress call of a fire outbreak at No 4 Ajasa Street, Ose Main Market, Onitsha, where they sell drums of chemicals.
"Immediately, we deployed our fire truck and our ever-ready and fearless Firefighters to the fire scene. We swift into action, battled the fire, controlled and fought it to a standstill.
"The cause of the fire was unknown as nobody was there when it started. Although, the fire destroyed about three shops but no life was lost during the heavy fire. A lot were saved as we prevented the fire from spreading to other shops around the fire incident scene.
"It is important to know that we must always switch off of our electrical and electronic appliances especially when it is not in use.
"We must also know that we are at the peak of the harmattan. Avoid anything which can cause fire outbreak at this season."

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Q: How can I maintain polymorphism when creating an instance on stack in C++? To create instance on the heap and maintain polymorphism, and that'll give the right answer:
class Father
{
    public:

        virtual void Say()
        {
            cout << "Father say hello" << endl;
        }
};

class Son : public Father
{
    public:
        void Say()
        {
            cout << "Son say hello" << endl;
        }
};

int main()
{
    std::vector<Father*> v;
    std::cout << 1 << std::endl;

    for(int i(0); i<5; i++)
    {
        auto p = new Son();    ---------------on heap
        v.emplace_back(p);
    }
    for(auto p : v)
    {
        p->Say();
    }
}

But when I want to create an instance on the stack, it seems not so easy:
Edition 1:
class Father
{
    public:

        virtual void Say()
        {
            cout << "Father say hello" << endl;
        }
};

class Son : public Father
{
    public:
        void Say()
        {
            cout << "Son say hello" << endl;
        }
};

int main()
{
    std::vector<Father> v;
    for(int i(0); i<5; i++)
    {
        auto o = Son();    ---------------on stack
        v.emplace_back(o);---------------now "o" is cast to Father type
    }

    for(auto o : v)
    {
        o.Say();------------------------only output "Father say hello"
    }
}

And edition 2:
class Father
{
    public:

        virtual void Say()
        {
            cout << "Father say hello" << endl;
        }
    };

class Son : public Father
{
    public:
        void Say()
        {
            cout << "Son say hello" << endl;
        }
};

int main()
{
    std::vector<Father*> v;
    for(int i(0); i<5; i++)
    {
        auto p = &Son();    --------------On the stack
        v.emplace_back(p);---------------Now "o" is cast to Father type
    }

    for(auto p : v)
    {
        p->Say();------------------------Since "p" now is a Wild pointer, it'll fail too
    }
}

Can this be fixed? Or is it just a dead end: If I want to use polymorphism, then I have to create an object on the heap.

A: In general polymorphism does not require dynamic allocations. That's a common misunderstanding, and hence here comes a counter example:
void foo(const Father& f) { f.Say(); }

Son s;
foo(s);

You have to declare Say as const to make it work, but then it will print the expected Son say hello. You need references or pointers for polymorphism, not necessarily dynamic allocation!
Having said this, when you want a container of derived classes, then std::vector<Father> won't do. Public inheritance models a "is-a" relation, so a Son is a Father, but a Father is not a Son (notice how wrong and misleading the father-son analogy is?!?). Hence when you put a Son into a vector of Fathers, then the object gets sliced and only the Father part is stored in the vector (read about "object slicing").
Moreover, auto p= &Son(); is wrong, because the created object is temporary and its life time ends at the end of that line. The pointer you store in the vector is dangling (it points to an object whose lifetime already ended).
To store pointers in the container you can use dynamic allocations. For example, with std::unique_ptrs:
int main()
{
    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Father>> v;
    for(int i(0);i<5;i++){
        v.emplace_back(new Son);
    }
    for(auto& p:v){
        p->Say();
    }

}

Note that you have to use auto& for the range based for loop, because unique_ptr doesn't copy. unique_ptr does the dirty work: the objects will get deleted automatically when the unique_ptrs get destroyed (which is when the vector goes out of scope).

A: This is a recurring problem/dilemma: you can maintain a value semantic at the expense of some boilerplate code. Here is a minimal working example of such kind of idea:
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <vector>

class Father
{
 protected:
  struct Father_Interface
  {
    virtual void
    Say() const
    {
      std::cout << "Father say hello" << std::endl;
    }
  };

  using pimpl_type = std::shared_ptr<const Father_Interface>;
  pimpl_type _pimpl;

  Father(const Father_Interface* p) : _pimpl(p) {}

 public:
  Father() : Father{new Father_Interface{}} {}

  void Say() const { _pimpl->Say(); }
};

class Son : public Father
{
 protected:
  class Son_Interface : public Father_Interface
  {
    void
    Say() const override
    {
      std::cout << "Son say hello" << std::endl;
    }
  };

 public:
  Son() : Father{new Son_Interface{}} {}

  Son& operator=(const Father&) = delete; // fight against object slicing
};

int
main()
{
  std::vector<Father> v;

  v.emplace_back(Father());
  v.emplace_back(Son());
  v.emplace_back(Father());

  for (const auto& v_i : v)
  {
    v_i.Say();
  }
}

which prints:

Father say hello
Son say hello
Father say hello

You can also read about:

*

*Sean Parent's better-code-runtime-polymorphism

*discussion about its usage

A: There are lots of things you are doing wrong. First here is how you can do it right:
int main()
{
    Father father1;
    Son son1;
    Father father2;
    Son son2;

    std::vector<Father*> v;
    v.emplace_back(&father1);
    v.emplace_back(&son1);
    v.emplace_back(&father2);
    v.emplace_back(&son2);

    for (auto p : v) {
        p->Say();
    }
}

Basically you need to allocate the objects on the stack so that the objects will be available for as long as the vector is.
Now what you did is undefined behavior, because you basically had pointers (in the vector) to objects that were already de-allocated (even if you fix what was already said in the comments).
    for(int i(0);i<5;i++){
        Son s;
        v.emplace_back(&s);
    // s lifetime end here, but the vector still has pointers to objects that are de-allocated
    }

For this bit: v.emplace_back(p);---------------now "o" is cast to Father type.
I think you tried something completely different: a vector of Father objects std::vector<Father> and if you try to add Son elements into that you get object slicing // I just added this bit so that you can look it up, this is not the main point here

A: The question doesn't have much to do with stack. You're really asking how to implement polymorphism when storing by value. It's not too hard if you can use C++17 and thus have std::variant available.
The implementation is surprisingly simple:
#include <algorithm>
#include <cassert>
#include <variant>
#include <vector>

enum class Who { Father, Son };

struct ISayer {
    virtual Who Me() const = 0;
    virtual ~ISayer() {};
};

struct Father final : ISayer {
    Who Me() const override { return Who::Father; }
};

struct Son final : ISayer {
    Who Me() const override { return Who::Son; }
};

struct AnySayer0 : std::variant<Father, Son>
{
    using variant_type = std::variant<Father, Son>;
    using variant_type::variant;
    operator const ISayer &() const {
        return std::visit([](auto &val) -> const ISayer &{ return val; },
        static_cast<const variant_type &>(*this));
    }
    operator ISayer &() {
        return std::visit([](auto &val) -> ISayer &{ return val; },
        static_cast<variant_type &>(*this));
    }
    const ISayer *operator->() const { return &static_cast<const ISayer &>(*this); }
    ISayer *operator->() { return &static_cast<ISayer &>(*this); }
};

using AnySayer = AnySayer0;

int main()
{
    std::vector<AnySayer> people;

    people.emplace_back(std::in_place_type<Father>);
    people.emplace_back(std::in_place_type<Son>);

    assert(people.front()->Me() == Who::Father);
    assert(people.back()->Me() == Who::Son);
}

An alternate implementation AnySayer1 would need a bit more boilerplate, and perhaps be a bit faster - but would it be a bit smaller as well?
struct AnySayer1
{
    template <typename ...Args>
    AnySayer1(std::in_place_type_t<Father>, Args &&...args) :
        father(std::forward<Args>(args)...), ref(father) {}
    template <typename ...Args>
    AnySayer1(std::in_place_type_t<Son>, Args &&...args) :
        son(std::forward<Args>(args)...), ref(son) {}
    ~AnySayer1() { ref.~ISayer(); }
    operator const ISayer &() const { return ref; }
    operator ISayer &() { return ref; }
    const ISayer *operator->() const { return &static_cast<const ISayer &>(*this); }
    ISayer *operator->() { return &static_cast<ISayer &>(*this); }
    AnySayer1(AnySayer1 &&o) : ref(getMatchingRef(o)) {
        if (dynamic_cast<Father*>(&o.ref))
            new (&father) Father(std::move(o.father));
        else if (dynamic_cast<Son*>(&o.ref))
            new (&son) Son(std::move(o.son));
    }
    AnySayer1(const AnySayer1 &o) : ref(getMatchingRef(o)) {
        if (dynamic_cast<Father*>(&o.ref))
            new (&father) Father(o.father);
        else if (dynamic_cast<Son*>(&o.ref))
            new (&son) Son(o.son);
    }
    AnySayer1 &operator=(const AnySayer1 &) = delete;
private:
    union {
        Father father;
        Son son;
    };
    ISayer &ref;
    ISayer &getMatchingRef(const AnySayer1 &o) {
        if (dynamic_cast<const Father *>(&o.ref))
            return father;
        if (dynamic_cast<const Son *>(&o.ref))
            return son;
        assert(false);
    }
};

This could be rewritten using the same "magic" that makes std::variant work - it'd be less repetitive that way.
But - is it smaller?
static_assert(sizeof(AnySayer1) == sizeof(AnySayer0));

No. At least in both gcc and clang, both implementations have the same size. And that makes sense, since std::variant doesn't need to store any more information than we do - it only needs to keep some way to discriminate the type. We chose to use the reference to ISayer and use dynamic type information, since that optimizes for the common case when we convert to the interface type - we store the reference ready to use. std::variant can't assume that the types have a common base, and instead stores an integer type index instead and uses generated code to dispatch on that index. It may be generally a bit slower in the path that uses the visitor to return the reference - but not necessarily, since the compiler can note that both types have their ISayer vtable pointer at the same location, and can squash the type-based dispatch down to a "has value vs has no value" test. It seems that the most recent versions of all major C++ compilers (gcc, clang and MSVC) easily deal with this and generate code that is just as fast as our "optimized" AnySayer1.

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Localism Bill receives Royal Assent
The Localism Bill became the Localism Act on Tuesday following the granting of Royal Assent.
The Act was signed off by the Queen following eleven months of parliamentary scrutiny.
The Royal Town Planning Institute congratulated ministers on improving the Bill but said "the real test of the Localism Act would be its implementation and the resources made available to enable the planning system to deliver it".
The institute has called for more work on arrangements for safeguarding existing local plans and arrangements and on a planned period during which local authorities, the public and the development industry can "learn to work with the new regime and implement it in the most effective way".
And it said it would "continue the debate" on strategic planning and will support the development of effective practice even though the "duty to cooperate" has been strengthened.
RTPI president Richard Summers said: "Many issues still need to be clarified, some by legal challenge and others through guidance, but the key issue will be to reduce the continuing uncertainty, cost and delay for the planning system and the development industry."
The Department for Communities and Local Government said that the Localism Act would "trigger the biggest transfer of power in a generation".
Communities secretary Eric Pickles said: "Today marks the beginning of an historic shift of power from Whitehall to every community to take back control of their lives.
"The Localism Act pulls down the Whitehall barricades so it will no longer call the shots over communities - bug bears like housing targets and bin taxes are gone.
"For too long, local people were held back and ignored because Whitehall thought it knew best. That is changing for good."
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Aviary is a new Twitter client designed for iOS 14 with unique features
I once said here that Twitter is probably my favorite social network, and that's still true. As I'm always looking for great apps to use, I recently discovered Aviary, which is a new Twitter client designed for iOS 14 with some unique features. Read on as I detail my experience with Aviary over the last few weeks.
What I really like about Aviary is that it really looks like a real iOS app, following Apple's design guidelines. The app was designed for iOS 14, so it really looks like something extremely modern. In the iPhone app, you'll find five different tabs that offer essential Twitter features: Feed, Mentions, Messages, Trending, and Profile.
There's not much to talk about what you'll find in each tab as it's a Twitter app and if you're already a Twitter user, you probably know what all this means. I'm here to talk about how Aviary lets you interact with all of this. My biggest complaint about the official Twitter app for iOS is that it doesn't take advantage of many of the iOS features, which is something that third-party apps usually do.
With Aviary, users can have deep interactions with Haptic Touch. When you press a tweet, the app shows a menu with options to reply, retweet, quote, translate, share, and much more. There are also interactions with gestures, so you can swipe from left to right to quote or retweet, or swipe from right to left to like or reply a tweet — and you can even change the behavior of these gestures.
The tweet composer makes this app even more interesting, as it brings unique features that not even the official Twitter app offers. Besides the options to tweet a photo, video, or your location, Aviary features PencilKit integration. That means you can make a drawing within the app and tweet it right away.
If drawing is not enough, the app offers multiple faces using popular ASCII characters. It also has an advanced tweets filter that not only lets you block some words, but also tweets with media, retweet, quotes, and more. There's even an option that easily generates an image of a specific tweet so you can share it anywhere instead of just sending the tweet URL.
iOS 14 users will find widgets that show the latest tweets from the timeline directly on their home screen, and iPad users will be pleased to know that the app is perfectly designed for the larger screens with a sidebar and columns.
If you're serious about the experience of using Twitter on your iPhone or iPad, you should definitely try the Aviary app.
Aviary is available on the App Store for $3.99 as a one-time purchase. The app requires iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 and later to work.
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A renaissance hey? I've always been torn between the classicist and the cubist.
Anyone listen to podcasts? You should listen to "The Sculptors Funeral" it's pretty interesting. I try to check it out when I'm. Not running my Metabos or blasting swamp rock.
There you go. I anti ed up some info. What do you guys have other than lamentation for days gone by?
The 'Good Old Days' were when the internet was relatively young and we (relative old timers) were finding the joy of communicating with others who were on parallel, convergent, or divergent paths. I never got into the aesthetic quibbling so much as the details of the nuts and bolts of process. Those were the things that made this forum valuable to me. But stonecarvers (I consider myself one, though I work in many media) are a conservative bunch on the whole. <grin> And I found the technical help queries posted to be less and less about my areas of expertise (stone) and more about almost everything else, so my log-ins here became less frequent. I post of facebook periodically, though I only log-on perhaps once every couple of weeks (not terribly interested in what my 'friends' had for breakfast on a daily basis), still have my website and update periodically, but find my tumblr blog (fromthedust.tumblr.com) a more convenient way of conveying my retrospective thoughts on a wide variety of art topics. One thing about the 'Good Old Days' is you can never go back, only forward. Remember fondly. My two cents.
And — for what it is worth — the idea of collaboration in producing artwork is one I have experimented with many times since this forum became less visited (though one sprang out of the forum quite directly). Collaboration with other artists is like a dialog without words, and usually producing quite invigorating results. Each collaboration has taken a different turn, and has opened my perceptions in new ways as we feel and respond to each others' aesthetics. Attached is most recent example wherein Corlia K. (painter and sculptor) did the seed piece consisting of a Batman profile cut out of an old circuit-board, pharmacy bottle with flowers in it, wood box, and aluminum leafing. I responded with circuit-board cut-out of Nancy, pharmacy bottle with printed comic-book 'POW', 'BOOM', and 'BANG's, slate backer, and filling the box with computer parts and soil. My title (for an upcoming exhibit in which it will be displayed) is ALTER EGO (NANCY WINS OUT).
There is little here for me as realist to gain, so I stopped coming. Plus I'm way too busy.
Sales have pretty much dropped to almost zero in the last year or so to maybe one small item in a month or two, down from a high of like $800 a week, so I stopped doing any more new models or molds about a year ago. The last couple hundred pounds of water clay I have sitting in the studio for a couple of years now is probably dried out enough to be unworkable and will likely be thrown out next time I do some cleaning.
A couple of years ago I was going to look at investing in a large oval kiln and have my house incoming power line upgraded to handle it, and do some more high quality hand pressed terracotta pieces, but there's been absolutely no interest or even inquiries on that version of my designs at all, so I won't be buying that $3000 kiln or spending $2000 to upgrade the power now.
I've more or less moved on to other stuff and interests, I don't see sculpture being viable any longer and the market is very unlikely to suddenly do a 180, tastes, times, and peoples' spending habits have changed it seems, so it's time to move on, take care all.
That does sound discouraging; have you kept up the same level of advertising as before? Have you done any outreach to architects, designers and restoration companies?
Dried-out clay can easily be revived; just let it soak in a bucket of water for a while.
and said, "Oh my God! How much is it?" I told her and she said, "Sold." She bought it for the entrance hall of her house. It's just something I tacked together for fun.
And these bronze snails. I seem to be able to sell all I want to make for 100 dollars each. They are purple snails, the snails the purple dye comes from, so there is a local fascination with them down here on the South coast of Mexico where I live.
hey y'all! nice to read some friendly pseudonyms! remember the old days? I was a wee lad back then! I still am! I was under the influence of some mild drugs and decided to check on the old sculp comm and what do I see? EA sounding like a big sack of wet blankets, carvers complaining about concept, pictures of iddy biddy clay babys n'all'at. like going home. I wish I could say I've been up to much, but the pace is slow. like many a sculptor, I got roped into real estate. But you can catch up here: jamesrobertsstudio.com. hope all are well. EA do you have a website?


DESCRIPTION: The Eastern Phoebe has a dark grey-brown head with a sometimes visible crest. The upper parts are grey and the under parts generally white. There are two faint wing bars. It has a plump body shape. The bill and legs are dark grey, and the eyes are black. The bird wags its tail up and down when perched. Sexes are similar. This bird is about 15 cm (6 inches) long.
NAME: The English name 'Phoebe' is an onomatopoeia for the bird's call. The Latin genus name 'Sayornis' comes from 'Say' and 'ornis' (Greek for 'bird'). Thomas Say was an American entomologist and this species was named in his honor.
HABITAT: Open forest with some wetland or water nearby.
DIET: Perches on a post or on top of a tree and waits for an insect to fly by. Catches it mid-air and returns to its perch. Will also feed on spiders and other invertebrates on the ground, and berries and seeds when available.
NESTING: Natural setting locations: on rocks with some under story vegetation nearby. Human-made nesting locations: under or on structures such as bridges, buildings, even large culverts. For the nest to adhere to smooth or vertical surfaces, the bird uses mud mixed with plant material and animal hair. Between two and five eggs are laid, incubated by . Both parents feed the chicks. The nest is a target of the parasitic Brown-headed Cowbird.
DISTRIBUTION: Breeds in Canada up to Yukon except in the Rockies and only in southern Quebec, and most of the eastern half of the USA. The northernmost population that migrates for the winter will spend that season in the southeast part of the USA, and the northeast part of Mexico.
ON PEI: The eastern phoebe does not breed on Prince Edward Island, and there have only been rare or uncommon sightings of this bird so far throughout the seasons except winter.
CONSERVATION: Numbers of the eastern phoebe appear stable in spite of their nests sometimes being removed from structures. That species' inclination for nesting on structures helps make up for other threats such as nest parasitism by the Brown-headed Cowbird (see photo below).
NOTES: The eastern phoebe is part of the Flycatcher family.


Monument Valley is the lyrical and screwball adventure of two lovers running into each other endlessly, welded by a silent agreement of masquerades and character-play. One undoes his baptism, quits the family nest, leaving behind 25 years of his life, as the other, already a free spirit, leads him through a waltz of possibilities, of makeovers, of different settings and fantasies. In Brazil, in France or in the USA, inspired and nurtured by odd encounters along the way, they carry out their logic, the eternal metamorphosis of their own identities.


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College campuses have become the front lines in the battle over the First Amendment
By George Nethercutt
Caleb Walsh illustration
When a political opponent speaks, we should listen. Many college campuses offer students and other interested parties an opportunity to listen, but they are often thwarted by those who don't want them to hear.
Colleges are the best place to exchange and explore ideas, foster opinions to help change another's mind or persuade another, or to have a deep discussion and develop thoughts about an intellectual principle. An academic environment is not a place for anger or controversy.
In colleges, it's one idea vs. another idea — perhaps a political opponent can convince one away from one's ideas and philosophy. At least open-minded people can respectfully disagree.
But if we're prevented from even learning from each other because some third party, intolerant of another's opinion, wants to stop anyone from learning, that destroys the purpose of any college.
Too often, college professors, deans or other radical students are the prime movers behind preventing the learning process from occurring; instead shutting down a person with opposing views, having a speaker's college invitation revoked or creating such a ruckus that the person with opposing views is unable to speak.
Lately, conservative expressions have been demonstrated against. The University of California at Berkeley recently shut down a conservative speaker, preventing her from sharing even one idea or thought. Liberal, intolerant students objected to her speaking. Some professors may have been involved — it's happened before. Demonstrations ensued. Not wanting to be injured, attendance dissipated and the conservative's ideas were not heard. A blow was therefore struck against intellectual curiosity.
American courts have gotten involved in this issue, too. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Vista Graphics, Inc. v. the Virginia Department of Transportation held that the government, if it displayed government-created brochures at rest stops, was responsible and therefore such brochures constitute government speech, comporting with prior Supreme Court decisions. The rulings invoke an evolving "government speech" doctrine, holding that the government could silence expression and wasn't obligated to display private brochures it didn't like. This gives public universities thin cover for barring speech; private schools, meanwhile, can decide for themselves.
Our Constitution, however, in the Bill of Rights promises that everyone in America has the right to express information, ideas and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations especially as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth amendments to the Constitution. Essentially, any American can speak their mind as they see fit (except in such cases as yelling "fire" in a crowded theater, for example).
One humid June day in Washington, D.C., I recall four visiting Future Farmers of America mentioned they had seen a man dressed in a heavy, wool garment, holding a Bible and shouting scripture loudly. The surprised students were told that, no matter how annoying he was, the man was only exercising his rights.
Free speech should always remain free, no matter how uncomfortable it may make us. But a recent Knight Foundation report found students are split on the matter, with 53 percent of those polled favoring the First Amendment guarantee to speak freely and disagree, while 46 percent prefer to promote inclusion on campus to absolute free speech. Fifty-eight percent said free speech should protect hate speech, while 41 percent disagreed.
The editorial page of the Wall Street Journal recently mentioned that George Washington University is being pressured to abandon the mascot name "Colonials," held since 1926, in favor of a less controversial name, all in the name of political correctness. Fifty-four percent of the students there favored the name change. The trustees should hold firm — for free speech.
The First Amendment remains sacrosanct in constitutional history, and free speech, especially on college campuses, should always be protected so that speakers of all kinds can express themselves. ♦
George Nethercutt represented the 5th District of Washington in Congress from 1995-2005.
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NZLS calls for pre-1908 extension of expungement of homosexual offences
The New Zealand Law Society is recommending an amendment be made to the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill to cover all historical offences.
In June, Justice Minister Amy Adams introduced the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill to Parliament.
The bill provides for historic offences to be expunged if the Secretary for Justice determines that the conviction meets the criteria for expungement.
However, the starting point is 4 August 1908, the date on which the Crimes Act 1908 came into operation. As drafted, any convictions for historical homosexual offences prior to that date will not be eligible for expungement.
In a submission on the bill, the Law Society says one possible argument for the time limit might be that the further back in time one goes, the less likely it is that official records are available or complete.
"But this potential difficulty does not justify a blanket exclusion of earlier offences from the expungement regime. Rather, the adequacy of records is likely to be case-specific. In other words, it is not self-evident that official records are presumptively adequate from 1908 onwards but conclusively inadequate before then. Accordingly, this possible rationale does not explain or justify the Bill's use of an arbitrary 1908 cut-off date."
The Law Society recommends the solution could be found in a similar bill made across the Tasman.
It notes that in Victoria's Sentencing Act 1991, a broader definition of "historical homosexual offence" applies, which includes offences that were "in force at any time".
"The Victorian legislature's approach to the definition of historical homosexual offence better upholds the principle that laws should apply equally to all, except where objective differences justify differentiation," says the NZLS.
"The Victoria approach avoids the possible arbitrary exclusion of convictions that otherwise would justify being expunged, apart from the fact they occurred earlier than the 1908 cut-off date in the New Zealand Bill's definition."
The Law Society recommends a similar open-ended definition to that used in Victoria should be adopted in the bill, allowing the test for expungement to do the work. Under that test, the question for the Secretary is whether the conduct constituting the offence, if engaged in when the application was made, would not constitute an offence under the laws of New Zealand.
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Colours are wanders of the world. Without colour, the world would have been a dead planet. White has no colour and black has nothing to see. But when white and black are mixed together, it captures the eyes of everyone. White depicts neutrality and black represents attention and admiration. A black woman and a white man, leaves the woman unattractive but when a darker man stands besides a fairer lady, they look more compatible because the lady tends to be more attractive and her man appears stronger in personality.
I think colour plays a very important role in our society. Colour itself has tremendous impact on human mind and feeling. I have a little child friend, a girl who is born from an Indian father and a Chinese mother. She has the mixture of both parents. With her dad, she looks fairer but with her mum, she is much darker. My guesses are she loves her dad more though he is an unloving man and she likes her mum with a bit of jealousy in thought, because the mother stole the limelight with her fairer complexion. Nothing could be done. Except! If this little girl who one day might get marry, I hope she could meet another man who is black. The black man would definitely place her to be fairer of all. This is my personal opinion.
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US actor Leslie Jordan arrives for the White House Correspondents Association gala at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Emmy-winning actor, writer, singer, and comedian Leslie Jordan has died at the age of 67.
Leslie was found in his car Monday morning after having crashed into the side of a building in California.
Officials say they suspect he suffered a medical emergency before crashing.
He is best known for his roles in "Will & Grace," "American Horror Story," "Ally McBeal," "Ugly Betty," "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," just to name a few. He also was starring in the "Call Me Kat" series set in Louisville.
Leslie also became a social media sensation during the pandemic gaining millions of followers with his very funny video posts.


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Archive for the 'BBC iplayer' Category
BBC and its rerun policy
Not sure why the BBC isn't rerunning Banksy's Alternativity this year. Also annoyed that it is not available to watch online. I am tempted to post it on Youtube just to get it back out there since it needs to be SEEN.
On the other hand, if the BBC programming folk are interested in a suggestion for a rerun: The Last Duel has my vote. It was first broadcast in 2008. The last broadcast was in 2010. They have been rerunning a lot of things, but this one has been missed. It's based on Eric Jager's book, The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France.
BBC's description of the programme is:
Drama-documentary telling the story of one of the last trials by battle to be fought in Europe, a tale of sex, brutality and political machination set in 14th century medieval France.
A knight, Sir Jean de Carrouges, accuses his former best friend, Jacques Le Gris, of raping his wife Marguerite. Unable to obtain justice from his feudal overlord, Carrouges appeals to the king for the ancient right to fight a duel to the death to find out God's truth. There is much at stake. If Carrouges dies in the battle, Marguerite will also be burned to death as a liar.
This tense story, told from records of the day, is set against the backdrop of the 100 years war between England and France, 14th century attitudes towards women, crime and punishment and the political intrigues of the feudal system.
While I wouldn't mind either being rerun, the Last Duel definitely has my vote.
As for Banksy's Alternativity: I'm surprised he hasn't posted it on Youtube. If Banksy or any of his minions see this and tell me it's OK to post it, I will.
Posted 18/12/2018 by lacithedog in Banksy, BBC, BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC 3, BBC 4, BBC America, BBC Archival Policies, BBC Archives, BBC Christmas Specials, BBC Commercial Availability, BBC director-general, BBC Four, BBC iplayer, BBC One, BBC Online, BBC reruns, BBC Three, BBC TV, BBC Two, Common law, Criminal law, foreign law, law, Medieval History, Practise of Law, Trial by Combat, Trial by Ordeal
Yes, I do use the official BBC iPlayer site
for the most part, I prefer to use get_iplayer for video, but it has come to my attention that I use the official BBC iPlayer site quite a bit: mostly for radio. I am more likely to livestream radio. In fact, I pretty much use internet radio for all my radio reception.
That's where I use the official iPlayer site the most.
Posted 22/01/2014 by lacithedog in BBC iplayer, get_iplayer, iplayer
Getting frustrated with Get_iplayer
OK, I tried copying the options from a version of get_iplayer that was working which was:
lame .\LAME\lame.exe
mplayer .\MPlayer\mplayer-svn-36348\mplayer.exe
atomicparsley .\AtomicParsley\AtomicParsley\AtomicParsley.exe
output C:\Users\Michael\Desktop\iPlayer Recordings
flvstreamer .\RTMPDump\rtmpdump.exe
ffmpeg .\FFmpeg\ffmpeg-1.2-win32-static\bin\ffmpeg.exe
vlc .\VLC\vlc-2.0.6\vlc.exe
mmsnothread 1
nopurge 1
Yet this did not work and I am still getting these messages:
C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>get_iplayer –prefs-show
Options in 'C:\Users\Michael/.get_iplayer/options'
mmsnothread = 1
lame = .\LAME\lame.exe
vlc = .\VLC\vlc-2.0.6\vlc.exe
ffmpeg = .\FFmpeg\ffmpeg-1.2-win32-static\bin\ffmpeg.exe
nopurge = 1
flvstreamer = .\RTMPDump\rtmpdump.exe
output = C:\Users\Michael\Desktop\iPlayer Recordings
mplayer = .\MPlayer\mplayer-svn-36348\mplayer.exe
atomicparsley = .\AtomicParsley\AtomicParsley\AtomicParsley.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\get_iplayer>get_iplayer –type=radio –pid=b03q59v9 –for
get_iplayer v2.85, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use –warranty.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
conditions; use –conditions for details.
INFO: Episode-only pid detected
INFO: Trying pid: b03q59v9 using type: radio
INFO Trying to stream pid using type radio
INFO: pid not found in radio cache
INFO: Checking existence of default version
INFO: flashaacstd1,flashaaclow1 modes will be tried for version default
INFO: Trying flashaacstd1 mode to record radio: The Early Music Show – European
Union Baroque Orchestra
INFO: File name prefix = The_Early_Music_Show_-_European_Union_Baroque_Orchestra
_b03q59v9_default
WARNING: Your version of rtmpdump/flvstreamer does not support SWF Verification
WARNING: rtmpdump/flvstreamer 1.8 or later is required – please upgrade
INFO: skipping flashaacstd1 mode
INFO: Trying flashaaclow1 mode to record radio: The Early Music Show – European
INFO: skipping flashaaclow1 mode
INFO: You may wish to try –modes=wma for version default
INFO: Note that wma mode is real-time only, and thus is generally only suitable
for recording live radio.
ERROR: Failed to record 'The Early Music Show – European Union Baroque Orchestra
(b03q59v9)'
Next will be to try copying the working copy of the programme to the computer with the probelms.
Posted 19/01/2014 by lacithedog in BBC iplayer, get_iplayer, iplayer, RTMPDump, SWF verification, SWFurl
Not so fast on the SWF URL change
I was on another of my computers and decided to try an experiment by recording a radio stream, which worked and confirmed I am using the latest version of RTMPdump. Then, I decided to try to download a TV stream using iplayer to see if I would get the same error message.
I was able to download without problem. Not sure of the reason for that.
Now, I need to try my other computer and see if I can still download using it.
I am on the computer where I originally had the problem, and it is still acting up. The issue seems to be that RTMPdump is not being recognised, or accessed. I have determined this by trying to download a radio stream. I was told that I had the latest version of RTMPdump when I did this earlier. Now, I am again getting the message.
I am not really keen on messing about with the path statement for a lot of reasons.
The solution seems to be to try and reinstall RTMPdump, but I think a good test for whether your system can download is to download a radio stream.
Further update:
The issue seems to be that I ran a registry cleaner and it erased something that allows RTMPdump to be recognised. not sure I want to mess about with the detective work to fix this when I have other computers that can download this material.
Why I hate Microsoft and prefer Linux
Posted 18/01/2014 by lacithedog in BBC iplayer, flvstreamer, get_iplayer, iplayer, RTMPDump, SWF verification, SWFurl
SWF verification change at the Beeb?
Disclaimer: yes, I could use the official BBC iPlayer programme, but it isn't as fun. not to mention that the BBC shouldn't be blocking open source software per its charter. Not to mention SWF verification doesn't really work.
It seems that the Beeb has once again changed the SWF verification URL meaning that get_iplayer is acting up and I am receiving this error message:
This is nonsensical for several reasons: the major one being that there was no problem earlier in the day. I am also using the latest update for all the components of get-iplayer. On the other hand, the last time this happened, the Beeb had changed the SWF verification URL and there was the simple fix of:
get_iplayer –prefs-add –rtmp-tv-opts="–swfVfy=http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/releases/iplayer/revisions/617463_618125_4/617463_618125_4_emp.swf"
Yes, the issue is a changes SWF verification URL since I tried it in my browser and received a 404 error and then a "this content doesn't seem to be working" error:
Of course, the simple fix was provided by the good people who have been maintaining get_iplayer lately. I did a search to try and locate a newer patch, but there are a few problems here which are:
1) I received an e-mail saying that get_iplayer forum digests were no longer being sent out.
2) I searched the get_iplayer forum and didn't see a recent post on this (Latest was December 2013).
3) I couldn't post to the get_iplayer Forum even though I was on the get_iplayer mailing list
I was hoping to receive the new swfvfy url patch from a get_iplayer list mailing, but that hasn't happened. I tried to login to the forum, but received a message asking me to supplicate the forum mods to join (even though I've been on the list for yonks).
In short, I've done everything dinkypumpkin says to do in the "When SWF Verification Attacks" post and am reckoning the issue is a change in the SWF URL. OTH, I haven't seen anything in the get_iplayer forum to tell me there has been:
1) a change in the URL
2) a new patch issued
3) if I am the only person with this problem.
I'm not sitting around on my thumbs here and have been trying to find some way to learn the new SWF verification URL, but I think that may be covered by the Official Secrets Act (after all, BBC employees are government workers). I should also add that I tried playing with the RTMPdump commands that are listed here: in particular:
−−swfVfy −W url
URL of the SWF player for this media. This option replaces all three of the −−swfUrl, −−swfhash, and −−swfsize options. When this option is used, the SWF player is retrieved from the specified URL and the hash and size are computed automatically. Also the information is cached in a .swfinfo file in the user's home directory, so that it doesn't need to be retrieved and recalculated every time rtmpdump is run. The .swfinfo file records the URL, the time it was fetched, the modification timestamp of the SWF file, its size, and its hash. By default, the cached info will be used for 30 days before re-checking.
Only to get more error messages about RTMPdump and that I am not using the correct URL.
I know that this will all pass, as it has in the past, but the problem is that this is yet another annoyance which will be overcome. As I said in my disclaimer, SWF verification doesn't work.
And it sure as hell doesn't stop the pirates.
(Give up and allow for a PBS style donation licence fee system for those outside the UK, but that raises other issues with DRM).
Posted 17/01/2014 by lacithedog in BBC iplayer, Digital Rights Management, DRM, flvstreamer, get_iplayer, iplayer, RTMPDump, Shockwave Flash, SWF verification, SWFurl, Television Licence, Television licence fees, Television Licences, TV Licence, TV Licences
What izzit?
By mistake, I pasted the following into a response and thought about leaving it:
b00bfmt4
A little hint by providing a QR code if you have any thoughts that this might be a password.
It's more of a bleed through from my real blogging passion (that is not an optical effect in the centre). I wasn't sure what exactly a QR code was when I first saw one on an advert at a train station. I thought it might be the work of one of those Banksy types who have tended to proliferate with work of varying quality–mostly crap.
I like this from the Wikipedia article on Banksy:
Banksy does not sell photos of street graffiti directly himself;[9][10]
however, art auctioneers have been known to attempt to sell his street
art on location and leave the problem of its removal in the hands of the
winning bidder.
Somebody say something about one being born every minute?
If you figure out what is going on here, you will find that my taste in art is a bit more traditional–although clever modern "art" is appreciated.
I do find Banksy to be quite clever–even if I can't hang his work in my front room.
But would I really want to anyway?
BTW, don't waste your time or freedom trying to use this as a password. It is what it purports to be.
Posted 17/07/2012 by lacithedog in Art, Banksy, BBC, BBC iplayer, get_iplayer, iplayer, Modern Art, PID, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Street Artist, Street Artists
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My wife was asking me about when the latest series of the Killing (aka Forbrydelsen, meaning The Crime) was going to appear on BBC Four. Alas, that is yet to come, but the Radio Times has announced that more Nordic Noir will be hitting the airwaves soon. The only one of these new series with a definite start date is the Bridge, which is coming to BBC4 on 21 April at 21:00.
On the other hand, the Radio Times mentions a few other series which have made it to the airwaves on both sides of the pond, Lilyhammer, which was put out by Netflix in the US and NRK in Norway, will show up sometime in the future on BBC4. The plot line is somewhat hackneyed–Criminal gets put in witness protection, but in this case, he finds himself in a totally different culture. Steven Van Zandt is basically rediong his role as Silvio Dante from the Sopranos. The series is OK, but a bit of a stretch. Jonseing Sopranos fans tend to like it though.
The Danish version of the Killing has not officially made it to the US, which is why I mention DRM here. Also, its relevant since Lillyhammer was "broadcast" by Netflix over its internet streaming service. Likewise, the US version of the Killing showed up on the US Cable channel AMC. It was broadcast in the UK on Channel 4. Although, I gave the US version a pass. Fans of the Danish series felt let down since the US series tried to make it a cliffhanger and not announce whodunit.
Of course, all the networks would prefer that you watch the version officially sanctioned for your locale. That means people in the US should not have seen the Danish version of the Killing, or they caught it through the grey areas of distribution: buying another region's DVDs or downloading from the BBC. Although, the Killing is readily available in the bit-torrent underground, as I found whilst researching this piece.
Of course, buying another region's DVDs is the best way for the studios to make their money, short of the BBC coming up with a scheme for non-UK residents to get a licence which doesn't hit the UK licence holders. Although, there is still the download underground, whether directly from the BBC or via bit-torrent.
It doesn't take too long for a show to appear as a bit-torrent after it has been broadcast in the UK. In fact, one episode of BBC 2's White Heat didn't appear immediately after broadcast on BBC iPlayer. I almost googled (or used a bit-torrent search engine) it to see if it was on bit torrent. Although, I can come up with more reasons not to want to go the bit torrent route than to do it.
Amusingly enough, BBC world service radio is rebroadcast through Sirius/XM and Vermont Public Radio in the States, which makes me wonder why they aren't blocking it to US IP addresses. World Service TV is not available in UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Germany and Japan. I know it is rebroadcast via cable in the US on Xfinity (at least WDC). Although, I am not sure the situation in other US media markets.
Personally, I prefer to remain within the law rather than skirt it. Although, I would feel much better if I could make a contribution to the BBC for all their material that I use. But, I have no television reception meaning I can't access the material short of satellite or cable–which I am not paying for! Radio reception in my area is poor, and I access that material through the internet while broadcast. No "live" viewing–no licence necessary!
Somehow, I find DRM blocking the end user from accessing the material as being counterproductive. The entire idea is to make sure that the rights holder makes money, but if it isn't reaching as large an audience as possible–are they really making as much money as they could? And while the free market system talks about personal choice, the ultimate person who should be able to choose is the consumer–not the producer.
Posted 18/04/2012 by lacithedog in BBC, BBC 4, BBC Four, BBC iplayer, BBC TV, BBC Two, bit-torrent, British Broadcasting Corporation, Digital Rights Management, Downloading, Downloads, DRM, Forbrydelsen, Nordic Noir, Sarah Lund, Television Licence, Television licence fees, Television Licences, The Killing, torrent, Troels Hartmann, TV Licence, TV Licences


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Teaming with peers DJ Manny, DJ Paypal, and DJ Lucky, plus Jersey club queen UNIIQU3, vocalist Odile Myrtil, and Fabi Reyna - editor of women's guitar magazine "She Shreds" - Taye gives a thrilling cross-section of the new gen, simultaneously diversifying footwork's bonds while remaining true to its manic, hyper soul and ability to mess with the meter of modern dance music.
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Once I receive your completed form, I will review it and set up an appointment to meet with you and any others who have requested to join. I usually hold these meetings from 9:15am – 10:00am on Sunday morning.
During our meeting I will provide you with some information about the church and the book, I am a Church Member by Thom S. Rainer.
The meeting with me is primarily so we can get to know one another, give you an opportunity to ask any questions you may have, share about the mission and vision of Northside and to help you to get plugged into the church.
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Q: javascript - Get datauri from URL images (Synchronous XMLHttpRequest blob requests) I'm generating a PDF document using jsPDF, however I need to add the images submitted in the form into this document.
// You'll need to make your image into a Data URL
// Use http://dataurl.net/#dataurlmaker
var imgData = 'data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEASABIAAD/2wBDAAIBAQEBAQIBAQECAgICAgQDAgICAgUEBAMEBgUGBgYFBgYGBwkIBgcJBwYGCAsICQoKCgoKBggLDAsKDAkKCgr/2wBDAQICAgICAg[...]' //snip
[...]
doc.addImage(imgData, 'JPEG', 15, 40, 180, 160)

However, as shown in the snip above I need to convert the file to DataURI, but I haven't found a library that does this, nor a reliable way to do it with pure JavaScript.
I found the following method that allows me to extract the DataURI from an URL with XMLHttpRequest.
function obtenerDataUri(url, pos, lastpos, isleft)
{
    var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
    request.open('GET', url, true);
    request.responseType = 'blob';
    request.onload = function() {
        var reader = new FileReader();
        reader.readAsDataURL(request.response);
        reader.onload = function(e){
            var imgData = e.target.result.replace("data:application/xml;", "data:application/png;"), pos, lastpos, isleft;
            doc.addImage(imgData, 'PNG', (isleft) ? 15 : 90, (isleft) ? pos : lastpos, 75, 75);
        };
    };
    request.send();
}

This method doesn't work for me because it's asynchronous, it means I'm adding the content in the PDF after it's fully generated. This method doesn't work synchronously because responseType is not supported in synchronous requests(probably due the deprecation).
Note that these images are already uploaded to the server when the PDF is ready to be generated, so I can't get the DataURIs on local files.
This function is called from here:
$('#imgArea img').each(function()
{
  g_bPDFGisLeft = !g_bPDFGisLeft;
  var bPDFGposCheck = true;
    while(bPDFGposCheck)
    {
      var pos = (g_iPDFGpage == 0) ? doc.autoTable.previous.finalY+8+(75*g_iPDFGimg) : (75*g_iPDFGimg);
      if((pos+(75*(g_iPDFGimg+1))) >= 300)
      {
        doc.addPage();
        g_iPDFGimg = 0;
        g_iPDFGpage++;
        bPDFGposCheck = true;
      }
      else
        bPDFGposCheck = false;
    }

    obtenerDataUri($(this).attr('src'), pos, g_fPDFGlastPos, g_bPDFGisLeft);

    g_fPDFGlastPos = pos;
    if(!g_bPDFGisLeft)
      g_iPDFGimg++;
});

After executing obtenerDataUri, due the fact it's doing a request, won't wait until the onload function completes. This mean the PDF generator will keep adding pages and placing the images asynchronously in the incorrect pages.
How can I get the DataURI in a synchronous way from URL images?
I appreciate any help with this issue. Please tell me if you need more details about this.

A: Don't return result. Instead pass it to a callback function:
function obtenerDataUrl(url)
{
  var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
  request.open('GET', url, true);
  request.responseType = 'blob';
  request.onload = function() {
      var reader = new FileReader();
      reader.readAsDataURL(request.response);
      reader.onload = function(e){
          //return e.target.result;
          handleResult(e.target.result);
      };
  };
  request.send();
}

function handleResult(result) {
    var imgData = result; // or take whatever you need inside result
    doc.addImage(imgData, 'JPEG', 15, 40, 180, 160);
}


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Over time Nina realised that helping women nail their mindset and break through their blocks was the only way to become unstuck and avoid setbacks. Following an exercise program is one of the key components in any transformation but it's most of the time just a bandage if the mindset work falls to the sideline.
This methodology is now being reflected in how Nina works with her clients. Being coached by Nina means getting to the source of what's keeping someone stuck FAST so a transformation can occur with ease & flow.
Nina's passion for health, fitness and developing a strong mindset began at the age of 5 when she started to compete in gymnastics for 9 years before moving onto athletics and competing for the following 7 years.
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Spanda (dewanagari स्पन्द  "wibracja, pulsowanie"
) – jedna z podstawowych koncepcji w monistycznym śiwaizmie kaszmirskim, będąca zarazem źródłem, jak i manifestacją najwyższej rzeczywistości. Jest tożsama zarówno z czystą świadomością Śiwą, jak i stwórczą energią Śakti i światem materialnym Anu, Nara. Spanda to wibracja, która w niezmiennym Śiwie przyczynia się do pojawienia się, trwania i ustania wszechświata.
Najważniejszym tekstem eksponującym ten pogląd jest Spandakarika z komentarzem Kszemaradźi Spandanirnaja.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Spanda Karikas – The Divine Creative Pulsation oprac. Jaideva Singh, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi 1980

Hinduizm w Dżammu i Kaszmirze

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In A Small Boy and Others, Michael Moon makes a vital contributon to our understanding of the dynamics of sexuality and identity in modern American culture. He explores a wide array of literary, artistic, and theatrical performances ranging from the memoirs of Henry James and the dances of Vaslav Nijinsky to the Pop paintings of Andy Warhol and such films as Midnight Cowboy, Blue Velvet, and Jack Smith's Flaming Creatures.
Rich in historical detail and insistent in its melding of the recent with the remote, the literary with the visual, the popular with the elite, A Small Boy and Others presents a hitherto unimagined tradition of brave and outrageous queer invention. This long-awaited contribution from Moon will be welcomed by all those engaged in literary, cultural, and queer studies.
Michael Moon is Professor of English at the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of Disseminating Whitman: Revision and Coroporeality in "Leaves of Grass," and coeditor of Subjects and Citizens: Nation, Race, and Gender from "Oroonoko" to Anita Hill (Duke University Press).


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Leftist Mob Hurls Feces At Pro-Trump Kosher Coffee Shop
"An anti-immigrant Trump loving gentryfier"
A pro-Trump coffee shop in L.A.'s Boyle Heights took a barrage of feces being hurled at it by protesters who say the owner's views do not represent the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
According to CBS local, the protestors went as far to shut down the grand opening of the Asher Caffe & Lounge over the owner's support of Trump's immigration policies. Though traditionally Jewish, the neighborhood of Boyle Heights has since become predominantly Latino.
Supporters of the kosher cafe could not understand what immigration had to do with the business serving coffee.
"So what's the connection? This is what I don't understand. I'm confused — the connection between Donald Trump and good coffee," Israeli-born businessman Asher Shalom told CBS2 News.
Eater LA reports that 30 people attended the protest in connection with the group Defend Boyle Heights (DBH), which referred to the shop owner as "an anti-immigrant trump loving gentryfier" in a Facebook post.
"This Gentry business is trying to creep in without folks noticing that their owner is an anti-immigrant Trump loving gentryfier," the post reads. "If he hates immigrants so much, he can stay the f**k out of our hood!"
"In #BoyleHeights we love and defend immigrants! Show up bring signs and show these fuckers how we stand up for our immigrant families and neighbors!"
The tip-off to the owner's pro-Trump stance came when one of his other companies, Asher Fabrics Concept, retweeted one of Trump's messages about his proposed travel ban from hostile counties — what leftists wrongfully refer to as a "Muslim ban."
The owner's son, David Shalom, said the protesters even "accosted" customers.
"They really intensely protested and accosted all the visitors that came to our grand opening event," said David.
Shalom's daughter, Yael, said the mob began throwing feces on the windows.
"It was very scary," said Yael. "There was a lot of people protesting outside wearing masks […] and they threw a significant amount of feces at our windows."
An exclusive photograph obtained by The Daily Wire from the Asher Caffe & Lounge confirmed the feces-throwing did take place:
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CBS local reports that the DBH group used "similarly aggressive tactics against another coffee shop in the area last year and against an art gallery nearby that eventually shuttered."
Shalom said he came here 30 years ago and earned his citizenship legally. He has since received two proclamations from L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar and County Supervisor Hilda Solis honoring his contributions to the city. His business employs dozens of people, including immigrants.
RELATED: WATCH: Kosher Cafe Targeted By Leftists, Chamber of Commerce Membership Revoked For Immigrant Owner's Support Of Trump, Immigration Views
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Batman And Robin Eternal #18
Writer: Scott Snyder	Artist: Scot Eaton, Wayne Faucher Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: February 3, 2016 Cover Price: $2.99 Critic Reviews: 9 User Reviews: 15
Everything that can go wrong does in both the past and the present! Batman spent years believing Mother was deadand when you see their blood-soaked confrontation, youll know why! Now that shes returned in the modern day, Batmans allies will find themselves under siege from a world-destroying weapon they never saw coming! And on top of everythingHarper Row learns a devastating secret that will change her life foreverand potentially make her the most dangerous foe the Robins have ever faced!
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Comicsverse - Jonathan Helmke Feb 5, 2016
Overall, I liked this week's book. It hasn't strayed off its path like BATMAN ETERNAL did. BATMAN ETERNAL would take place in Gotham with Batman and then the next issue, without any warning, would switch to Saudi Arabia with Red Hood and Batgirl. Instead, BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL switches between the past and present, still telling the same story and not multiple ones which eventually converge. Read Full Review
Comic Spectrum - Shawn Hoklas Feb 6, 2016
On the flip side, and this may be more of a critique of the series itself, the issues leading up to this point haven't been all that enjoyable with appearances by Azrael, Scarecrow and others that have slowed the series' momentum and created a much larger threat that isn't nearly as compelling as the "smaller" story of Harper Row, Cassandra and the series' main antagonist, Mother. As a single issue this was a great read, but it's tough to review this issue on it's own since the weekly releases doesn't allow any easy jumping-on points, and I don't think the past three to six issues have been nearly as strong. I'm hoping that this series can end on a high point and still have some big reveals. Since I'm this far in, I'll be staying till the end, but I don't see this as a series to jump onto in the middle. Read Full Review
Dark Knight News - Ryan Lower Feb 4, 2016
A deep issue that cranks up the run to an 11, Batman & Robin Eternal #18 isn't an issue to miss. Read Full Review
Batman-News - Brandon Mulholand Feb 5, 2016
We finally get the "big secret" behind Harper, but for me, the Batman/Mother sections completely stole the show. While this issue excels in a lot of technical aspects, I found it hard to invest in the Harper section of the story. But seeing as that preference is steeped in a lot of personal hangups I presently have with DC's chosen direction, I can see where another reader wouldn't have anyquibbles with this issue at all. Read Full Review
The Batman Universe - Ian Miller Feb 3, 2016
While it provides some important backstory, and the character moments are competently handled, theres still a sense that this issue is merely transitioning from one point of the story to the next, instead of providing as satisfying narrative on its own. Read Full Review
SnapPow.com - John McCubbin Feb 5, 2016
Batman and Robin Eternal #18 may have given us some major developments, but as a whole it felt little more than an info dump. That said current readers of this weekly should still find this somewhat insightful, with the action and tension around this allowing for a touch of engaging storytelling. Read Full Review
Newsarama - David Pepose Feb 4, 2016
Ultimately, the need to wrap things up makes this comic feel less like a story and more like a Wikipedia entry. Read Full Review
All-Comic - Dan Leicht Feb 5, 2016
Issue #18 of Batman and Robin Eternaldoes well to expand on the story of Mother, both the past and present versions of it, but once again leaves the story void of the humor that's made issues before so much more enjoyable. Each character is handling the events in their own way, some of them cracking under the pressure, some staying quiet (Red Hood!). The artwork delivers the punches, but falls short when it comes to some of the facial expressions and appearances of the characters. Read Full Review
Weird Science - Jim Werner Feb 3, 2016
While I haven't been the biggest fan of Eternal up until now, this issue makes me want to give up reviewing this book, travel to Tibet and become a monk. In fact, I want to do anything and everything to avoid reading another issue like this ever again. I now officially hate Batman and Robin Eternal. Read Full Review
the green death Jun 3, 2016
I liked the twist and thought it well delivered. A high point in the series to this point,
Joe Feb 9, 2016
Ok...so a bunch of professional reviewers decided to attack this issue for a few awkwardly drawn panels at the very end of the issue, just ignore those guys, the art overall was actually really good aside from those panels. The plot twist was expected, but I felt it was rather well handled, especially on Cassandra's end, her crying after killing Harper's mother shows that she is truly a good person and it is a solid replacement for her one kill in the Post-Flashpoint DC Continuity. I am still greatly enjoying this weekly, and look forward to seeing were it goes from here.
myconius Feb 3, 2016
this issue really was awful! the plot twist made NO sense at all! just how old is Casandra Cain in this? is she Harper Row's age? because this shows her in a flashback of when Dick was still Robin and they look about the same age.
also it completely dismisses that Harper has a brother at all! very bad writing, and revoltingly bad art!
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Susanna Attili (born 7 March 1973) is an Italian former professional tennis player.

In the early 1990s, Attili competed at WTA Tour level as a doubles specialist and reached a best doubles ranking of 131 in the world. She featured in the main draw of the 1994 US Open, with regular partner Elena Savoldi.

Attili is married to former ATP Tour player Francesco Cinà, who coached Roberta Vinci to the 2015 US Open final.

ITF finals

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

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1973 births
Living people
Italian female tennis players
20th-century Italian women


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The woods after the first snowfall have a distinctive sound. The world becomes quieter, and any remaining sound is muffled, as though filtered through cotton. It's in this new silence that I find myself snowshoeing through the trees. My headlight illuminates the forest ten feet in front of me — the entirety of my universe at this moment. Nightfall is arriving earlier every day here in Alaska, and these woods, now dark and covered with snow, seem strangely unfamiliar.
As I walk, I come upon tracks. With the recent winter storm, these tracks cannot be more than a day or two old. Here a squirrel raced from one spruce tree to the next. As a trapper, one begins to see the world through the eyes of the animals. I cannot help but think of the squirrel as he hopped through the snow. Was he full of fear as he moved through the open, looking skyward for an eagle or owl? Has he stored enough food for the winter? As I imagine him rushing over the snow, anxious and alone, I can almost sense that same feeling of trepidation running through my nerves.
Here an arctic hare made his way along the edge of the willows. It's been years since I've seen many hare tracks on this mountainside, and their huge, soft prints bring a smile to my face. They've returned.
Hare populations increase and decline in an almost clock-like fashion. Some years their trails crisscross the snow like highways designed by a madman. The animals are pure white and difficult to see, so their roads and back alleys are usually the only sign that they share the woods with me. When they are abundant one can sense their presence from their shadows moving across the snow. Eventually though, their population will collapse. A combination of overpopulation and predation takes their toll, and one winter their tracks will be gone. It will be a few years before I will see their tracks again, and ten before they once again lay down their snowy highways.
The trapper lives within this same cycle of plenty and hardship. The populations of fox, lynx, and coyote mirror the populations of hare, shrew, and squirrel. Trappers must accept, just like the animals they pursue, that their will be lean years and abundant years. Some winters the landscape seems eerily empty — as though it has been entirely abandoned. Other years, signs of winter life is etched into the snow with myriad footprints.
Trappers can help temper these cycles of overpopulation and collapse. Even to this day, trapping regulations usually stipulate no limit on the number of animals one can harvest in a season. It is up to the trapper to understand these cycles and not exploit the land. If an area is over-trapped, the breeding population of furbearers can no longer maintain itself and the animals will disappear. The landscape is out of balance, and will remain out of balance for some time.
As I continue to walk, I come across fox tracks. A line of deep, straight dimples stretch across the snow in either direction from me. As I follow the tracks, I once again see the world from eyes other than my own. Where was he headed? Was he simply strolling through his territory, enjoying the silence as I do now? Perhaps he was hungry, cocking his head to one side to catch the impossibly faint sound of a shrew beneath the snow. I do not know, but I play all these scenarios through my mind, trying to enter his.
In a world where we think of all knowledge as coldly scientific, a trapper, hunter, or fisherman holds knowledge that is deeply personal. The favorite tree of the resident grouse. The small creek that never seems to freeze. The unpicked harvest of cranberries still on the bush. A trapper find a small piece of earth and lets it teach him. In this way, those lonely souls walking the woods at night carry a knowledge that is deeply personal and utterly unique. They "know" a landscape in a way no one else does.
Many people think of trapping as an activity that is somehow exploitative and wasteful. The idea of harvesting an animal for its fur, in the era of Gore-tex and nylon, seems unnecessary. They visualize scared-looking animals in traps, their dignity stripped from them. The reality of trapping is far more complex.
When I come upon my catch, there is a mix of emotions. Certainly there is a feeling of pride. I've learned what the landscape has been able to teach me. All the scouting, preparation, and work have not been in vain. I've entered the animal's world and have played a fair game.
Often that pride is accompanied by sadness. I've spent weeks, maybe months, playing the game and now the game is over. His tracks will disappear from the landscape, hopefully to be replaced next year.
Above all, there is a feeling of respect for the animal. Touching its coat, feeling the softness and warmth, one cannot help but respect an animal that can thrive is such conditions. Every time I catch an animal, I carry it home in my arms. Part of this is pragmatic — I don't want to damage the fur — but part of it is symbolic. The animal, whose life has been long extinguished, still deserves respect. Many emotions run through me in quick succession as I cradle it in my arms.
Trapping essentially centers around mortality, and I don't think that fact is lost on many trappers. Trappers delight in a "clean catch," where the animal was quickly killed and didn't suffer much. Likewise, one is filled with remorse when one occasionally catches an animal improperly and it's death was unnecessarily long.
Skinning the animal is equally respectful. A well-skinned fur will fetch far higher prices than a sloppy one, but the ritual is more than that. It takes me about an hour and half to skin a fox. Every movement is a gentle one as I use my knife and my fingers to slowly undress it. Its scent fills my nostrils. I fuss and worry over it. For time to time, and step back purely to admire it.
Once the skin is off, stretched and dry, I take a hair brush and softly comb the hair backwards, revealing the thickness of the fur. It is a final ritual before I put the fur up, to be tanned or sold.
Most humans don't receive such burial rites.
Tonight, however, my snares are empty. The fox has been hunting another part of his territory, and his tracks merely pass through this piece of woods. I leave the forest and pull my frosty hat off my head. Behind me, the quiet forest — my tracks mingling with his.